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Expression of concern: An in vitro screening method for probiotics with antidepressant-like effect using the enterochromaffin cell model
Peijun
Tian
ab,
Huiyue
Zhu
ab,
Renying
Zou
ab,
Qinming
Kong
ab,
Mengshu
Xu
ab,
Jianxin
Zhao
abcd,
Hao
Zhang
abdef,
Wei
Chen
abeg and
Gang
Wang
*abcd
aState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. E-mail: wanggang@jiangnan.edu.cn; Tel: (+86)510-85912155
bSchool of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
cInternational Joint Research Center for Probiotics & Gut Health, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
d(Yangzhou) Institute of Food Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
eNational Engineering Center of Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
fWuxi Translational Medicine Research Center and Jiangsu Translational Medicine Research Institute Wuxi Branch, Wuxi, P. R. China
gBeijing Innovation Centre of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing, China
First published on 13th November 2025
Abstract
Expression of concern for ‘An in vitro screening method for probiotics with antidepressant-like effect using the enterochromaffin cell model’ by Peijun Tian et al., Food Funct., 2021, 12, 646–655, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FO02307H.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding the suitability of primers used in this study, which might affect the reliability of the data. An investigation is underway and an expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until we receive conclusive evidence regarding the reliability of the reported data.
Philippa Ross
6th November 2025
Executive Editor, Food & Function
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